VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

This is a Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley job.

A Brief Overview
The Vice President of Human Resources (VP, HR) serves as the chief people officer for Stanford Health Care – Tri Valley (SHC TV). Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role provides enterprise wide leadership for human resources strategy, operations, and transformation in support of SHC TV's mission, vision, and C I CARE values. The VP, HR is accountable for advancing a high performing, inclusive, and future ready workforce that enables exceptional patient, family, and employee experiences.
The role leads the development and execution of an integrated Talent and Workforce Strategy for a workforce of approximately 1,300 employees, aligned with both SHC TV priorities and the broader Stanford Health Care ecosystem.

Locations
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

What you will do

Key Relationships

• Chief Executive Officer – Primary reporting relationship; strategic partner on enterprise strategy, culture, executive talent, and workforce risk.

• Executive Leadership Team – Trusted advisor and collaborator on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and people implications of clinical and operational decisions.

• Board of Directors & Compensation Committee – Partner on executive compensation, benefits, succession planning, and governance matters.

• Stanford Health Care Enterprise HR & System Leaders – Align local workforce strategy with system priorities, standards, and shared services.

• Labor Partners & Regulatory Bodies – Executive level engagement to ensure constructive labor relations, compliance, and organizational stability.

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Serve as the enterprise people strategist, embedding workforce and culture considerations into organizational strategy and executive decision making.

• Shape and evolve the Employer Value Proposition to attract, engage, and retain top healthcare talent in a competitive labor market.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the President and Executive Leadership Team on workforce risk, opportunity, and long term capability needs.

• Partner with the President and Compensation Committee on executive compensation, benefits, and governance matters.

People & Culture Transformation

• Lead enterprise wide transformation of the People Experience, ensuring alignment with C I CARE principles and patient centered care delivery.

• Champion a culture of accountability, engagement, psychological safety, and continuous improvement across all levels of the organization.

• Advance modern talent practices across the full lifecycle, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, development, succession planning, and retention.

• Drive leadership and organizational development strategies that build bench strength and readiness for future clinical and operational needs.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Provide executive oversight of all HR operations, ensuring consistent, high quality service delivery to leaders, employees, and patients.

• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, labor relations requirements, accreditation standards, and union agreements.

• Lead labor and employee relations strategy in a unionized healthcare environment, including issue resolution, negotiations, and risk mitigation.

• Oversee HR technology, analytics, and digital tools to enable data driven decision making and operational efficiency.

Financial & Workforce Stewardship

• Manage enterprise workforce costs, including headcount, compensation, and benefits, in alignment with strategic and financial priorities.

• Establish workforce analytics and metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and to inform long term planning.

• Ensure HR programs and investments deliver measurable value to the organization, employees, and patients.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high performing HR leadership team with strong business partnership capability.

• Build organizational capability in change leadership, performance management, and people leadership across the enterprise.